Andrea Dvorak (McLean, Va.), Otho Keller (Timonium, Md.),
Mac Martin (State College, Pa.) and Brian Leske (Washington, D.C.) each took
home top honors in their respective divisions at the 2002 USA Triathlon Age
Group National Triathlon Championships held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on August
31st.
Dvorak finished first in the women’s 20-24 age group, Keller
in the men’s 25-29 age group, Martin in the men’s 45-49 age group and Leske in
the physically challenged-lower extremity division. Pete Kain (Cupertino, Calif.) and Julie Swail (Irvine Calif.)
were the overall winners in the race.
Kain, a past age group world champion, completed the 1.5k
swim, 40k bike and 10k run in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 28 seconds. Keller (2:00:25)
was the second to cross the line and was the top finisher from the Mid-Atlantic
region. David Thompson (Appleton, Minn.)
was third (2:00:25).
In the women’s race, Swail, a member of the 2000 U.S Olympic
water polo team that won a silver medal in Sydney, Australia, completed the
course in 2:11:14. Melanie Holloway (Roswell, Ga.) was second (2:14:14) and
Sherry Coons (Los Angeles, Calif.) took third (2:15:05). Dvorak was the top female finisher from the
region, finishing 7th overall in the women’s race.
More than 1,000 age group athletes registered for the event,
which was also a qualifier for the 2003 ITU Age Group World Triathlon
Championships in New Zealand.
For a complete list of results, go to
www.runningnetwork.com/results/eventresults.html.
USA Triathlon Age Group National Triathlon Championship
Aug. 31, 2002; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run
Overall Men
1. PETE KAIN (39, CUPERTINO, CA) 1:59:28; 2. OTHO KELLER (25, TIMONIUM, MD) 2:00:25;
3. DAVID THOMPSON (24, APPLETON, MN) 2:00:28; 4. PATRICK BLESS (29, CHAMPAIGN,
IL) 2:00:42; 5. JAMES COTTER (20, KAILUA-KONA HI) 2:01:53; 6. JON PAUOLE (32,
SEATTLE, WA) 2:02:01; 7. TED SIMPKINS, JR. (28, SANTA ROSA, CA) 2:02:10; 8.
BRENDAN O'BRIEN (20, ESCONDIDO, CA) 2:02:18; 9 AARON KING (37, MENLO PARK, CA)
2:02:21; 10. BRUCE GENNARI (36, NASHVILLE, TN) 2:02:35
Overall Women
1. JULIE SWAIL (29, IRVINE, CA) 2:11:14; 2. MELANIE HOLLOWAY (32, ROSWELL, GA)
2:14:14; 3. SHERRY COONS (38, LOS ANGELES, CA) 2:15:05; 4. SABINE BILDSTEIN
(30, AUSTIN, TX) 2:15:50; 5. SHELBY SHEFFIELD (28, NASHVILLE, TN) 2:16:18; 6.
ANN LANTZ (39, CENTENNIAL, CO) 2:16:50; 7. ANDREA DVORAK (21, MCLEAN, VA)
2:16:50, 8. AMANDA GILLAM (30, BOULDER, CO) 2:17:02; 9. WENDY WOODS (28,
MINNEAPOLIS, MN) 2:18:13; 10. CHRIS FARIAS (37, SEATTLE, WA) 2:18:42
